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St. Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland.
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Ireland was divided into five provinces: Ulster, Leinster, Munster, Connaught and Meath
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Book of Kells: 4 gospels of the New Testament
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They were called to Ireland to help the Irish in their local conflicts.
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Henry VIII sent Protestants to Ireland to plant.
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Accession of Elizabeth I (Henry VIII's daughter);Reformation fails to take root in Ireland.
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59% of land of Ireland = owned by Catholics
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Cromewell was the Lord Protector of England, Scottland and Ireland during the short republican period of the british history. His aim to turn England to a republic permanently didn't work. He is a very controversial figure in the history. Some people think that he was a dictator, others think that he was a hero of liberty.
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The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland began when Cromwell invaded Ireland. Since the rebellion of 1641 most of Ireland had been under the control of the Irish Catholic Confederation. Cromwell's army had defeated the Confederate and Royalist coalition in Ireland and occupied the country. He brought the Irish Confederate Wars to an end with it. Cromwell was very brutal and he did a lot of war crimes.
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James II was the king of England and Ireland until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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Penal Laws in Ireland are a series of laws. Catholics lost their right for education and to vote. These laws only harmed the Catholic church and the Catholic upper class. Any remaining penal laws were finally repealed in 1920.
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That was the unification of Great Britain with Ireland. Since 1.1.1801 Ireland was a part of the UK.
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The Roman Catholic Relief passed by the Parliament in 1829. It overturned the Penal Laws.
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The potato crop failed and because of that a famine started. 1 Million people died and many people emigrated. The famine was a watershed in the history of Ireland. Its effects permanently changed the island's demographic, political and cultural landscape.
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Irish Republicans tried to force the Independence of Ireland in a violant way. It lasted for 6 days and was during the First World War. Although they weren't sucessfull, it is a very important part of the history of the Irish independence.
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The Government of Ireland Act divided Ireland into Northern and Southern Ireland.
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The General Election in Ireland decided for a treaty majority and it cleated the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland.
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The Irish Civil War was a conflict that accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State as an entity independent from the United Kingdom within the British Empire. The conflict was between two nationalistic groups of Ireland - those who supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and their opposition, the Republicans. The war was won by the Anglo-Irish supporter.
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The Ireland Act is a law from the British Parliament that should consider the consequences of the Republic of Ireland Act by the Irish Parliament. The Act is still largely in force but has been changed.
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The organisation "Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association" was formed in Belfast. The organisation was created to campaign for social justice on issues such as discrimination against Roman Catholics in employment and housing in Northern Ireland.
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Members of the IRA were imprisoned without trial.
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On 30th January was a demonstration for Civil Rights and against the Operation Demetrius. 26 unarmed people were shot by soldiers.
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The Downing Street Declaration was a declaration by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and theTaoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. It assured the right of the people of Ireland to self-determination and that Northern Ireland would be transferred to the Republic of Ireland from the United Kingdom if majority of its population was in favour of such a move.
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The Good Friday Agreemend was signed which is an agreement between the Republic of Ireland and Great Britian. Issues relating to civil and cultural rights, decommissioning of weapons, justice and policing were central to the Agreement.
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Vikings came from Northern Europe and ransacked Irish monastries. Monks built round towers as outooks and as protection.
